Parrot shows off a slew of WiFi & Blue-Tooth controlled technology, from its Minikit Slim to its Philippe Starck-designed speakers (Zikmu) and the AR Drone, a remote controlled helicopter driven by the iPhone's accelerometer and built in sensors.

Springpad lets you take information, organize and classify it, and then, through a network of affiliate services (like Netflix, for example) provides more actionable information -- say a movie review, or when a band is coming in concert.

As InformationWeek Government readers were busy firming up their fiscal year 2015 budgets, we asked them to rate more than 30 IT initiatives in terms of importance and current leadership focus. No surprise, among more than 30 options, security is No. 1. After that, things get less predictable.